How To Regain Your Confidence After a Bad Haircut – Whether your stylist chopped off too much length or got creative with the layers in a way that makes you cringe, a bad haircut can feel impossible to deal with. Your loved ones may reassure you that it’s only hair and that it’ll grow back—but it takes time!
While you wait for your bad haircut to grow out, regain your confidence and make the best of an unfortunate situation with these basic tips!
Encourage Growth
No miracle formula will make your hair grow back overnight, but you can do a few things to stimulate your scalp. Consider the following methods:
· When you shampoo your hair, give your scalp a thorough massage with the pads of your fingers.
· Eat foods rich in iron, zinc, and B and C vitamins.
· Lay off the hot tools and chemical treatments while you wait for your hair to grow back.
Put Down the Scissors
Even if looking at your hair in the mirror makes you want to shrivel up into a ball, avoid the temptation to fix it yourself! You run a high risk of making the problem worse by trying to even things out with scissors.
If you can’t deal with your haircut as it is and want to cut more off, go to a new stylist and explain what you dislike about your current cut. They’ll have a 360-degree view of your hair and be able to provide more objective suggestions. If you really want to, you can even head back to the stylist who messed it up to begin with! We wouldn’t recommend having them fix it, but you can try and request a refund if it’s bothering you that much.
Accessorize More
Try styling your unsatisfactory cut with barrettes, scarves, hats, and other hair accessories. There are plenty of ways to wear a headband that obscure uneven layers or keep unwanted bangs out of your face. Use unique pins and accessory solutions to downplay the parts of your haircut you hate while giving your look an extra dose of personality.
Draw the Eye Elsewhere
Downplay your unfortunate haircut by adding visual interest to other elements of your look! Statement jewelry, bright lipstick, and witty T-shirts all offer onlookers somewhere else to rest their eyes besides your hair.
Try a Different Color
Highlights and lowlights in your hair, whether from the sun or a bottle, accentuate texturized haircuts and make them look choppier. If you’re unhappy with the layers in your hair, ask your stylist for a single-process dye job to downplay the uneven lengths.
If you’ve recently fallen victim to a bad haircut, don’t despair. Take this transitional time to regain your confidence and minimize the elements of the cut that you dislike the most.